Jesse Ventura would consider being Ron Paul's VP

Jesse Ventura could be coaxed into another bid for political office, this time on the 2012 presidential ticket.

The former pro wrestler and independent Minnesota governor said on ABC's Good Morning America that he'd consider getting back into politics next year as Rep. Ron Paul's running mate for the White House. But Ventura said he would only agree to such a comeback if the Texas Republican ran as an independent.

"If Ron Paul runs as an independent, I will give great consideration to being his running mate," said Ventura, who is promoting his book, 63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read.

The offer does not apply if Paul, a libertarian in ideology, runs as a Republican as he did in 2008. Ventura has no use for the Democratic or Republican parties, saying "they are the problem, not the solution."

And what about Rep. Michele Bachmann from Minnesota, the Tea Party favorite who is thinking about a White House bid next year? ABC's George Stephanopoulos asked Ventura if he thought she could be president.

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